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A close up of a timber staircase with dappled light. The railings feature white posts with an art-deco style design.

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The museum is committed to the highest standards of ethical and accountable conduct, and to a culture that enc

A woman pulls a book from a book shelf in The Shop at Old Parliament House.

The Shop at Old Parliament House

Shop for books, postcards, gifts, stationery, toys and sweet treats.

A blue leather barber's chair with white handles displayed in a room with a brown wooden door behind it.
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Barber's chair

Not a hair out of place.

A dark room with heavy curtins and a large, heavy oval shaped table with a hole in the middle surrounded by large grey chairs.
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Cabinet Room table

A table fit for a Cabinet.

A square embroidered multicoloured cushion with a geometric pattern.
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Embroidered cushion gifted to Arthur Calwell

A symbol of a substantial change in government policy.

A wooden chair with cherry red leather seat cushion and back, and square legs with protective brass caps on the base of each leg.
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Dining room chair

A workhorse chair you can still sit on today.

A bright orange long-sleeved skivvy with the words 'It's time' in big black font on the front.
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It's time skivvy

A rallying cry: 'It's time'.

A selection of rail tickets with hand written cursive text and a blue leather wallet.
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Ethel Bruce's rail pass and tickets to the opening of Parliament House

First class travel for the wife of the prime minister.

A photograph of the Prime Ministers office
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Prime minister's desk

An expanse of desktop.

ABC studio a photograph of the ABC studio
Old Parliament House

Parliamentary Broadcasting and ABC Studio

Discover where the debates, drama and business of parliament was broadcast. 

The Speaker's Chair is a large wooden ornate chair with green leather.
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Speaker's Chair

Speaks to Australian democracy's deep ties to the United Kingdom.

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